Edwin kelsey



(No Model.)

B. KELSEY.

GATE.

No. 408,628. Patented Aug. 6, 1889.

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UNITED STATES- PATENT GFFICE.

EDWIN KELSEY, OF CALVERT, KANSAS.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,628, dated August6, 1889.

Application filed April 22,1889. Serial No. 308,102. (No model.)

T0 (0% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN KELSEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Calvert,

in the county of Norton and State of Kansas, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Wire Gates and I do declare the following tobe a full, clear, and'exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to wire gates composed of longitudinal wires orcables that are connected at their inner ends by eyebolts or otherwiseto the gate-post, and have an end batten connecting the outer ends ofthe said wires or cables. I

The object of the invention is to improve the general construction ofthis class of gates and devise ameans whereby the wires or cables can bedrawn taut by simply pressing down on the end batten.

The improvement consists of the novel features which will be hereinaftermore fully described and claimed, and shown in the annexed drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a front view of a gate embodying my invention, showingthe operation of same by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is adetail cross sectionof one end of the gate, on the line X X of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is across-section of one end of the gate, on the line Y Y of Fig. 1; andFig. 4 is a side view of the post, parts being broken away, and showsthe operation of the latch by dotted lines.

A and B represent the posts at each side of the gateway, respectively.

C represents the longitudinal wires or cables that compose the gate,whichare connectedat their inner ends to the post A by suitable devices,as the eyebolt d. The batten D is connected to the outer ends of thewires or cables 0, and the brace E, extending obliquely across the gate,is pivotally connected at its outer end to the batten D and is hinged atits inner end to the post A. The brace F strengthens the connectionbetween the brace E and the batten D.

The latch G is fastened at its lower end to the post B, and its upperend q is bent at right angles and extends through an opening 1) in thepost B. The stop H on the batten is provided with two arms h h, whichembrace the sides of the latch G, and is adapted to be engaged by thesaid latch G. The keeper I at the base of the postB is designed toembrace the foot of the batten D and hold said batten against thetension of the wire or cables 0.

The operation of the gate is as follows: WVhen the latch G is releasedfrom the stop H, the batten D will rise sufficiently to disengage itselffrom the keeper I, and the gate can be swung open from either side.lVhen the gate is closed, it is fastened by depressing the batten D,which eifects an engagement of said batten with the keeper and causesthe stop H and latch G to engage. The depressing of the batten D efiectsa tension on the wires or cables 0 by bringing the oblique brace Enearer a horizontal line. Obviously when the latch G is released fromthe stop H the said Wires or cables will slacken and cause an elevationof the said batten, as h ereinbefore set forth, and as shown by dottedlines in Fig. 1. The latch is adapted to spring away from post B at itsupper end, and is provided with the hook g,

which overlaps the stop H when the batten D is depressed and holdsthelatter down. To disengage the latch G from the stop H, pressoutwardly and downwardly on its bent end q, (shown most clearly in Fig.4,) when the de sired result will be effected.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. The combination, with the post A, the batten D, the wire 0,connecting the post A and batten D, and the oblique brace E, extendingfrom the post A to batten D and adapted to swing horizontally andvertically, of the stop H on batten D, having arms h h, the post B, andthe latch G, having the hook g to engage with the stop H, and having thebent end q, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination of the posts A and B, the batten D, the wires 0,connecting the post A and the batten D, the oblique brace E, ex- Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in tending from post A to battenD and adapted presence of two witnesses. to swing horizontally andvertically, the stop H, having arms h h, the latch G, having the EDWINKELSEY. 5 hook g, and having the bent end q, and the keeper I, securedto the post B and adapted Witnesses: to embrace the foot of the battenD, substan- JAMES V. STOTTS, tially as and for the purpose described.JOHN G. BREWER.

